I have no distinguished academic record nor special talent to boast of. But there is one thing I can take pride in: when I decide to do something, I always see it through.
ぼくには人に誇れるような学歴も才能もない。だけど、一つだけ誇れるものがある。それは、やろうと思ったことは必ずやるということだ
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Naomi Uemura
Born in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture in 1941, Naomi Uemura was the adventurer who achieved the world's first solo ascent of all five continental highest peaks. He also completed solo dog-sled crossings of the Arctic, among many unprecedented expeditions. In 1984, after the world's first solo winter ascent of Denali, he vanished at age forty-three. A pioneer who established 'adventure' as a life's work, he received Japan's People's Honor Award.
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